I could not pick you up I could not put you down I could not give you my heart I'm not messing around If you said the sky was purple Well, I might kill you There's nothing in my head I'm not fit to do No, I don't (No, I don't) No, I don't (No, I don't) Wade in the dirty water No, I don't (No, I don't) No, I don't (No, I don't) Wade in the dirty water There's no turning back Sweet Paula said to me Her diamond eyes They're like gravity Across the yellow fields Across the burning sea In every dream There hangs a portrait of me No, I don't (No, I don't) No, I don't (No, I don't) Wade in the dirty water No, I don't (No, I don't) No, I don't (No, I don't) Wade in the dirty water